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LITERA03Z Living in the Information Technology Era LIVING IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ERA | WEEK 2 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING  INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING COMPUTER A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory. ...

LITERA03Z Living in the Information Technology Era LIVING IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ERA | WEEK 2 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING  INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING COMPUTER A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory.  INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING DATA Data is the raw, unprocessed facts. When data is processed, it becomes information. These kinds of data, especially digital data is stored electronically in file formats.  INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING DATA Example: Jacobs 35000 7/18/86 INFORMATION Example: Mr. Jacobs is a salesperson whose annual salary is $35,000 and whose hire date is July 18, 1986. INFORMATION PROCESSING CYCLE  INFORMATION PROCESSING CYCLE PROCESSING PRODUCING COLLECTING DATA INFORMATION COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER  COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as hardware  TYPES OF HARDWARE INPUT DEVICE OUTPUT DEVICE Allows you to enter data into Translate computer data the computer. It also translates into information usable by data into computer language the user  TYPES OF HARDWARE SYSTEM UNIT STORAGE DEVICE COMMUNICATION DEVICES Case that contains the Holds data, instructions, Enables a computer to send electronic components of information and programs and receive data, instructions, the computer that are used even if power is off and information to and from to process data one or more computers or mobile devices COMPUTER SOFTWARE  COMPUTER SOFTWARE A computer software, also known as a program, tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them  TYPES OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE SYSTEM APPLICATION SOFTWARE SOFTWARE  SYSTEM SOFTWARE Enables application software to interact with the computer hardware Background software that helps manage resources Collection of system programs  TYPES OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE Operating System: Windows, Mac OS, Android Utility Software: Anti- Virus, File Management Systems  APPLICATION SOFTWARE Applications that are commonly used by the user. These applications are commonly used in our everyday lives CATEGORIES OF COMPUTERS  CATEGORIES OF COMPUTERS PERSONAL MOBILE GAME COMPUTERS COMPUTERS / CONSOLES DEVICES  CATEGORIES OF COMPUTERS SERVERS SUPERCOMPUTERS WIREFRAME EMBEDDED COMPUTERS  INTERNET AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA TRADITIONAL MEDIA TRADITIONAL MEDIA Any form of mass communication available before the advent of digital media. This includes: TELEVISION BOOKS RADIO MAGAZINE NEWSPAPER TRADITIONAL MEDIA Traditional media is what most people think of when talking about marketing or sharing news. It’s difficult for people to know about the advertisements or news. Traditional media includes mostly non- digital advertising and marketing methods. TRADITIONAL MEDIA Companies have used these methods for many years to reach consumers and motivate them to make purchases. Up until very recently, these marketing and advertising styles were very effective and helped businesses just like yours make a profit.  TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA  TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA TELEVISION RADIO PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVERTISING  TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA DIRECT MAIL DOOR-TO-DOOR ADVERTISEMENT SALES BILLBOARDS AND BANNER OFF-SITE SIGNS ADVERTISEMENT NEW MEDIA  NEW MEDIA New media is any media–from newspaper articles and blogs to music and podcasts – that are delivered digitally. From a website or email to mobile phones and streaming apps, any internet-related form of communication can be considered new media. This has developed into a vastly complex form of communication  NEW MEDIA Media today has many choices, and the Internet has the big attention. There are many applications that make media easier which are Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (social media). New media, also called digital media, consists of methods that are mostly online or involve the Internet in some sense.  TYPES OF NEW MEDIA TYPES OF NEW MEDIA WEBSITE B L O G EMAIL E-BOOK  TYPES OF NEW MEDIA SOCIAL MEDIA MUSIC AND TELEVISION STREAMING SERVICES VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY TRADITIONAL NEW MEDIA MEDIA TRADITIONAL ADVANTAGES MEDIA A trusted resource Real world communication No need for internet/Wi-Fi Can be reached easily Available for everyone  ADVANTAGES NEW Wider range of sources MEDIA Works better for busy people. Communicating with more people Has more audience Valuable business and education tool TRADITIONAL DISADVANTAGES MEDIA Has less audience Hard to get information Lack of encouragement to talented artists Biased news or opinions Takes a long time to get fresh news  NEW DISADVANTAGES MEDIA Lack of real world communication Not a reliable source Not controlled Cyber bullying and plagiarism UTOPIAN VISIONS OF THE INTERNET  UTOPIAN VISIONS OF THE INTERNET What is Utopia? An ideally perfect place, an impractical idealistic scheme, modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.  UTOPIAN VISIONS OF THE INTERNET TOMORROWLAND  UTOPIAN VISIONS OF THE INTERNET What is Utopia? is an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens. The term was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America.  UTOPIAN VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY Technological utopianism (often called techno-utopianism or technoutopianism) is any ideology based on the premise that advances in science and technology could and should bring about a utopia, or at least help to fulfill one or another utopian ideal.  UTOPIAN VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY A techno-utopia is therefore an ideal society, in which laws, government, and social conditions are solely operating for the benefit and well-being of all its citizens, set in the near- or far-future, as advanced science and technology will allow these ideal living standards to exist;  UTOPIAN VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY A tech-utopia does not disregard any problems that technology may cause, but strongly believes that technology allows mankind to make social, economic, political, and cultural advancements. Overall, technological utopianism views technology’s impacts as extremely positive. UTOPIAN VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY VARIETIES OF UTOPIAN VIEWS  VARIETIES OF UTOPIAN VIEWS ECOLOGICAL UTOPIA ECONOMICAL UTOPIA A traditional way of life that is an equal distribution of goods, more in harmony with nature. frequently with the total abolition of An organic way of life. money, and citizens only doing work which they enjoy and which is for the common good  VARIETIES OF UTOPIAN VIEWS POLITICAL UTOPIA RELIGIOUS UTOPIA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UTOPIA Everyone getting along Harmony, peace, Set in the future. regardless of race, understanding, culture, political beliefs. enlightenment A world without war. DYSTOPIAN VISIONS OF THE INTERNET  DYSTOPIAN VISIONS OF THE INTERNET DYSTOPIA An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. An imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, and fearful lives.  DYSTOPIAN VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY Most dystopian works present a world in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through technological control; society is controlled by technology — through computers, robots, and/or scientific means  DYSTOPIAN VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY BLACK MIRROR  VARIETIES OF DYSTOPIAN VIEWS  VARIETIES OF DYSTOPIAN VIEWS SOCIETY SOCIAL GROUPS  VARIETIES OF DYSTOPIAN VIEWS POLITICS ECONOMICS NATURE SOCIETY People referred to as numbers rather than names People are cloned so there are several of the same people, they are uniform and lose individuality (Brave New World) People required to “not excel” and lose their competence Class System SOCIAL GROUPS Concept of religion under attack Concept of families no longer exists  Settings of dystopias are frequently urban Separate all characters from any contact with nature People are conditioned to be afraid of nature NATURE POLITICS Governing class is hedonistic or shallow Negative consequences, oppressive Pessimistic views of governing class – brutal, uncaring ECONOMICS Black markets for goods that are difficult to get Governing class controls everything Big businesses have control and are corruption